The world’s rich nations miss a golden opportunity to back fair trade
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Vocabulary: Opposites
Find words in the text that are the opposites of these words:
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more
expensive
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rich
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higher
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imports
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unknown
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unwilling
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above
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most necessary
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Comprehension check
Choose the best answer:
1
Why are subsidies bad for farmers in Africa?
a
because they make imports more expensive.
b
because they make imports cheaper.
c
because they are in the form of money.
2
Why did President Chirac’s idea fail?
a
because the EU did not support it.
b
because the Americans did not support it.
c
because poor farmers in Africa did not support it.
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Who makes the world trade rules?
a
the rich countries.
b
the poor countries.
c
the EU.
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Why does the Philippines receive more
US food aid than Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Zambia?
a
because it is a poorer country.
b
because it is a better market for US products.
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